When your dream turns to a nightmare - Dreamover by Dani Diaz
A Queer P&P Retelling - Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
“Before you sentence the guilty, at least listen through to the end of the story.” - Memoirs of a French Courtesan: Volume 1: Rebellion by Celeste Mogador, Kristen Hall-Geisler (translator); Memoirs of a French Courtesan: Volume 2: Spectacle by Celeste Mogador, Kristen Hall-Geisler (translator)
Lady Sherlock! - A Ruse of Shadows by Sherry Thomas
a *gasp* new IRL book club! - Thunderstone by Nancy Campbell
Irish Goodbye - Everybody Dies by Lawrence Block
“Oh Catskins, why aren’t you dead yet?” - The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
Let’s take this to the neck level - The Confessional by Paige Hender
Historical fiction, time travel, romance, memoir, this book has it all. - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Carl and Donut become warlords - The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman; This Inevitable Ruin by Matt Dinniman
Carl and Donut’s Continued Adventures - The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman; The Gate of the Feral Gods by Matt Dinniman; The Butcher’s Masquerade by Matt Dinniman
That time Princess Donut saved Carl from the alien invasion - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman; Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
Blessed are the dumbfucks - Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
A lovely, much-needed escape - Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
Interesting Even if You’re Familiar with the Topic - All That Remains by Sue Black
Oh Baby - Prom Mom by Laura Lippman
A Wild and Beautiful Work of Art - Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Understandable how you could mistake this knife fetishist for a murderer, but he didn’t do it. - Knife Skills for Beginners by Orlando Murrin
I wanna be her when I grow up! - Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe by Amy S. Hansen, Wanda Diaz Merced and Rocio Arreola Mendoza
If you like wildly imaginative and clever sci-fantasy this series is the one for you - The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
Building bridges - The Paper Bridge by Joelle Veyrenc and Seng Soun Ratanavanh
A Somewhat Predictable Novel with a Strong Heart - The Bones Beneath My Skin by T. J. Klune
An auspicious start to CBR17 - Tea With Mr. Rochester by Frances Towers
“You could call T. Rex the James Dean of dinosaurs: it lived fast and died young.” - The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte
A Curious Story Indeed - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Assassin’s Apprentice: The first of many Robin Hobb books for me in 2025 - Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
“Oh,” said Louise, laughing softly. “You came here for a nice dose of schadenfreude, and it didn’t work.” She sang, “Saaaaw-ry.” - Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Let’s Try This Again - Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
Not a single clue to these murders is found in a fjord - Hildur (The Clues in the Fjord) by Satu Rämö
A Theory of What Makes for Good Plant Based Substitutions (and review of a restaurant cookbook) - Sugar Taco at Home by Jayde Nicole, Nia Gatica Campos, Alan Campos
Sandwiches of the Past to try in the Future - Sandwiches of History the Cookbook by Barry W. Enderwick
Book Exchange Rules! and food mysteries are mostly fun. - The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai
“We’ll continue to hurt others and be hurt in the future too. And one day, something even worse might happen…We have a chance to change things for the better. If we raise a smart and courageous child.” - A Smart and Courageous Child by Miki Yamamoto
“Better to regret trying something than to regret never doing anything at all!” — Sweet High School Romances - Hoteri Hotette First Kiss by Coco Uzuki
Broken Towers - Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
“All my life I’ve wanted to see London. I wanted to see London the way old people want to see home before they die.” - The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff
Starting my 2025 reading year on a high note - Into the Woods by Jenny Holiday
“Is it the whole cat that’s dead? Or just the tails?” - The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark
“After more than a year here, I feel like I’ve seen what I needed to see.” - Burma Chronicles by Guy Delisle
“I hope you’ll stay here a long time” — Heartwarming Victorian Historical Manga - Shirley by Kaoru Mori
“Every child a wanted child, every mother a willing mother.” - Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
I’ve been a Hawk Tuah long! - The Encounter by K. A. Applegate
Do you need an adventure filled with laughter and some pathos? Do I have the book for you! - Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
“If I die, you can always make another me.” - Mickey7 (Mickey7, #1) by Edward Ashton
It’s Morphin’ Time! (Animorphing, that is) - The Invasion by K. A. Applegate; The Visitor by K. A. Applegate
Cats: Providing the Perspective You Need - We'll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida (E. Madison Shimoda, translator)
Reviews 1 & 2 - A Hen for Izzy Pippik by Aubrey Davis and Marie Lafrance; Yasmeen Lari, Green Architect : The True Story of Pakistan's First Woman Architect by Marzieh Abbas and Hoda Hadadi
And what did you lose? - The Lost by Sarah Beth Durst
And this is how the end begins - Countdown by Mira Grant
Damnit, Janet - Now or Never: 31 on the Run by Janet Evanovich